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Sunflower - False - Summer Sun
It is an excellent summer and fall screen or border. The Summer Sun would be an excellent addition to a wildflower patch or naturalized area receiving little or no care. The False sunflower looks best when planted in mass. The Sunflower False, Summer Sun, 'Heliopsis helianthoides', is a perennial sunflower that blooms all summer. This sunflower will grow in almost any soil but it blooms and thrives best in rich garden soil. It is easy an easy to grow addition to any perennial bed. It can also be successfully planted in the fall. The Summer Sun also makes a nice cut flower. The Sunflower False, Summer Sun, can be planted in the spring after the last average frost date. Keep the plants attractive by removing spent flowers. The flowers are 3 to 4 inches across and are yellow daisy-like with yellow centers. ... more information
Pea Edible Pod - Oregon Sugar Pod Keep the plants moist but do not get them over watered and soggy. In mild climates, plant in the fall for winter harvest. Peas prefer well drained soil. Successive plantings 1 week apart will prolong the harvest season. This is one of the three vegetables that tastes much better garden grown than from a store. The Pea Snow Oregon Sugar Pod, 'Pisum sativum', is a flat podded type pea that has great disease resistance and has tasty, stringless pods for stir fry or salads. Oregon Sugar Pods are excellent for the freezer. Oregon Sugar Pod produces a huge number of 4 inch tasty pods which are harvested and eaten when the pods are flat, before the seed forms. Plant in the early spring, as soon as the soil can be worked. |
